Good calligraphy and painting are loved to be treasured, but they are often lost. In 1987, Mr. Weng Wange published the 43-line authentic version of "Ling Fei Sutra" in the 34th issue of "Yi Yuan Duo Ying" (January 1987), and Chinese people learned about "Ling Fei Jing", which represented the highest achievement of small regular script in the Tang Dynasty. The original "Ling Fei Sutra" has not disappeared, but is hidden in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Although it is just a piece of paper, it has already shocked the people of the country.
"Ling Fei Jing" is one of the famous small regular scripts of the Tang Dynasty, with an unnamed inscription. Yuan Jue of the Yuan Dynasty and Dong Qichang of the Ming Dynasty all regarded it as the book of Tang Zhong and Shao Jing. "Ling Fei Sutra" has round and vigorous writing style and exquisite font. Later generations often used this as a model when they first learned Xiaokai. In the past, all we saw were engravings, including "Bohai Edition" and "Wangyun Edition". Later, "Yiyuan Duoying" published this ink photocopy, which caused a sensation in the academic world. Mr. Qi Gong wrote an article to introduce it. However, it is a printed matter after all, and the printing technology is not sophisticated enough. The ink and pen are missing, and it is even suspected to be a fake. The original painting from the Metropolitan Museum of America shows the changes in the beginning and end of his brush strokes, and the elegant and lovely use of ink, which is breathtaking.
Appreciation of Forty-Three Lines of "Ling Fei Sutra" (Ink Blot)
"Forty-Three Lines of Ling Fei Sutra, Ink Blot" (whole and part), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Hidden, each page 20.8 × 8.9cm, 9 pages.
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